A medical technologist in the post-amplification lab is loading a gene rearrangement polymerase chain reaction onto an electrophoresis gel. The gene rearrangement test is used to show whether or not an abnormal B or T-cell population in a patient could ha
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A medical technologist analyzes a real time quantitative polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for the BCR-ABL translocation. BCR-ABL is associated with chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML), and the PCR test is useful for following the level of CML after treatmen
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The two medical technologists on the left are isolating DNA from patient samples in a pre-amplification lab and the technologist on the right is analyzing the purified DNA by using a spectrophotometer.
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The director and a medical technologist are analyzing the results from a Southern blot. The various people working in the lab, which range from the clerical staff to medical technologists to the director work as a team to provide the most timely and accur
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A medical technologist is shown setting up a polymerase chain reaction. This is done in an enclosed hood so as to prevent contamination of the new samples from previously amplified samples.
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Molecular Diagnostics Laboratory

The Molecular Diagnostic Laboratory is responsible for the development and performance of molecular diagnostic tests for nucleic acid targets found in a variety of settings in medicine. The three broad areas of testing are:

genetics

hematopathology

infectious disease

Processing a sample for DNA extractionPhoto credit: Robert A. Lisak

Processing a sample for DNA extraction

Reviewing data from a Real Time PCR assayPhoto credit: Robert A. Lisak